A work deduction (part or all of one month's benefit)
is required because of your earnings; and

You received and accepted a benefit check for one
or more months during that taxable year.

1819.2If you do not file your annual report on time, what benefit
payments are withheld?

If you fail to file your annual report on time, you will not
receive:

Any benefit payments withheld due to your failure
to file an annual report on time; and

Any monthly benefit payments that must be withheld
because of your excess earnings in the year the annual report was
due.

Note: See sections §1814 and §1819 above. We accept
the information on the W-2 forms and the SE tax return to be the
annual report of earnings required by law. We assume that all adjustments
to benefits were based on a report filed on time. No penalty is imposed
unless you knowingly and intentionally attempted to hide your earnings
from us in an effort to avoid the payment of taxes and/or to avoid
deductions under the earnings test.

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